M.D. Yeşfa Şebnem Özbay is a pediatrician and researcher specializing in social pediatrics. She completed a PhD program in Social Pediatrics at Istanbul University, Institute of Child Health (2019–2024). Currently affiliated with Acibadem Health Group (2025), she combines clinical practice with a focus on the social determinants of child health. A member of the Social Pediatrics Association, Yeşfa is committed to improving child well‑being through research, advocacy, and family-centered care.
Education
- 2019 – 2024 Istanbul University, Institute of Child Health / Social Pediatrics PhD Program
- 2019 Istanbul University Institute of Child Health Pediatrics
- 2013 Uludag University Faculty of Medicine
Experience
- 2025 Acibadem Health Group
- 2023 TC. Haliç University, Faculty of Medicine (English) / Dr. Assoc. Member
- 2019 – 2022 Ministry of Health Ağrı Training and Research Hospital / Specialist Physician
- 2013 Turkish Ministry of Health, Kars Kağızman State Hospital, Physician
Memberships
- Social Pediatrics Association
Publications
- Pregnant VVomen’s Attitudes and Practices on Creating a Safe Sleep Environment for Their Babies
https://doi.org/10.26650/jchild.2023.1292319 Sabire Kuşoğlu, Yeşfa Şebnem Özbay, Bahar Kural - Informed Parents-Safe Environment for Children
Journal of Child; https://doi.org/10.26650/jchild.2021.989506 Gonca Keskindemirci, Öykü Özbörü Aşkan, Hüray Kök, Ebru Şenol, Pınar Yılmazbaş, Yeşfa Şebnem Özbay, Gülbin Gökçay - Administration of Attenuated Live Vaccines Before and After LiverTransplantation in Childhood: Single Center Experience in Turkey
Osmangazi Journal of Medicine, 2020, Doi: 10.20515/otd.809021 Gonca KESKİNDEMİRCİ, Zerrin ÖNAL , Yeşfa Şebnem ÖZBAY, Esra ÖZEK, Selda HANÇERLİ TÖRÜN, Özlem DURMAZ , Gülbin GÖKÇAY - Resistant gram-negative infections in a pediatric intensive care unit: a retrospective study in a tertiary care center
PMID: 31384145 PMCID: PMC6666360 doi: 10.14744/TurkPediatriArs.2019.00086 2019 ; 54 – 2 | Pages 105 – 112 Atay G., Kara M., Sutcu M., Aydin Y. S., Torun S. H., Karapinar B. A., Kayacan Z. Ç., Gürler N., Citak A., Nisli K., Salman N., Somer A.
